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Helmet Attack: Holyoke Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death Helmet Attack: Holyoke Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death
Helmet Attack: Holyoke Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death A Hampden County man convicted of beating a driver so severely that he ended up in the hospital in critical condition will spend at least five years behind bars, authorities announced on Thursday, March 30.  Juan Rodriguez-Menier, of Holyoke, was found guilty on two counts of armed assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury last month in the July 2021 attack, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. A judge on Wednesday sentenced Rodriguez-Menier to five to six-and-a-half years in prison.  Rodriguez-Menier was accused of attacking a mot…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police: Springfield Man Charged For Using Credit Cards Stolen From Vehicles Police: Springfield Man Charged For Using Credit Cards Stolen From Vehicles
Police: Springfield Man Charged For Using Credit Cards Stolen From Vehicles A 24-year-old man was nabbed for allegedly using stolen credit cards taken from vehicles during burglaries in Western Massachusetts. Darrell Cowlan, of Springfield, was arrested on Monday, March 22, by Springfield Police Officers near the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Bryant Street, said the Springfield Police. Cowlan was arrested after detectives assigned to the auto theft and housebreak units under the direction of Captain Trent Duda had been investigating several car breaks in the Forest Park neighborhood, police said. In several incidents, credit cards were stolen from the cars an…

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by Kathy Reakes